Aspen has landed a spot on the 2023 Inexperienced Locations Prime 100 Tales, an annual world record that features tourism professionals and vacationers.

The designation acknowledges locations which are working and making progress towards a extra sustainable tourism business whereas creating an distinctive expertise for native communities and guests.

“We’re happy to obtain this recognition for a second yr as a part of our ongoing efforts to be licensed by the International Sustainable Tourism Council as a Licensed Sustainable Vacation spot. Being highlighted on the world stage for our native efforts is one thing that the Aspen group may be pleased with,” mentioned Eliza Voss, vice chairman of vacation spot advertising and marketing for the Aspen Chamber Resort Affiliation (ACRA). 

Inexperienced Locations is a non-profit basis for sustainable vacation spot improvement and recognition, accredited by the International Sustainable Tourism Council/GSTC. 

With this award, Aspen can be included within the Good Journey Information, which will increase visibility and reaches aware vacationers focused on visiting a sustainable vacation spot by the Good Journey Information web site.

Aspen’s story highlighted the sustainability efforts by native arts and tradition organizations to include inexperienced initiatives into their programming by zero-waste occasions, essential dialogue on local weather change, scholarship alternatives, and extra. The organizations included had been Anderson Ranch Arts Heart, The Aspen Institute, Stomach Up Aspen, The Wheeler Opera Home, Aspen Public Radio, Aspen Historic Society, Aspen Heart for Environmental Research, Jazz Aspen Snowmass, and Aspen Artwork Museum. They exemplify the stability of creative and academic choices with local weather initiatives and align their programming with selling environmental accountability.

Submissions had been evaluated by the Inexperienced Locations Prime 100 Group, nation consultants, and Inexperienced Vacation spot Companions, coordinated by Inexperienced Locations. Choice standards included the standard, transferability, stage of innovation within the tales, and presence of all sustainability pillars.